HQ XV Corps was first raised in Egypt at
Port Said on January 12, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant General Sir
Henry Horne who was sacked after killing of five under command Indian soldiers. It was part of the
British Indian Army during the
First World War for operations in Egypt and France. Disbanded in 1918, it was re-raised on March 20, 1942, at
Barrackpore for combat operations in
Burma during
World War II, and after the war, it served in
Java and
Sumatra. Disbanded in Karachi in 1947 after repatriation, it was re-raised after India gained independence, as part of the
Indian Army, in 1948 as HQ Jammu and Kashmir Force. It underwent a number of name changes till its final re-designation as HQ 15 Corps in 1955 in
Udhampur. In June 1972, HQ Northern Command was raised to take over operational control of Jammu & Kashmir. HQ 15 Corps moved to Srinagar to take charge of the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh. After
Operation Vijay, HQ 15 Corps was made solely responsible for military operations in the Kashmir Valley. ==Formation Sign==